On July 6, 2014, Plaintiff Charles Harris, who is currently in custody in Santa Rita Jail ("Santa Rita") in Alameda County, filed apro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

Plaintiff has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction, and this matter has been assigned to the undersigned Magistrate Judge. Dkt. 1 at 4.

Venue is proper because a substantial part of the events giving rise to the action occurred in Santa Rita, which is located in this judicial district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

In an Order date November 18, 2014, the Court reviewed the complaint and issued an Order Dismissing Complaint With Leave to Amend, finding that Plaintiff had failed adequately named the jail employees responsible or to link each Defendant to identifiable injuries. Dkt. 6. The Court specifically found that Plaintiffs allegations could give rise to a cognizable claim for relief, stating:

Here, Plaintiff alleges that soap was withheld for about four months, from February 28, 2014 until — at the earliest — the date he filed his complaint, July 6, 2014. Because Plaintiff has alleged that soap has been "discontinued" from being offered at the commissary, it is possible that the period it has been withheld is much longer or even still ongoing. Such a lengthy denial of hygiene supplies amounts to more than a de minimis injury and thus gives rise to a cognizable claim for relief.

Id. at 3 (footnote omitted). The Court dismissal the Defendant group consisting of all jail employees at Santa Rita because Plaintiff "cannot name all jail employees at Santa Rita as Defendants without naming and linking specifically each jail employee to his claim." Id. However, the Court granted Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint in which he names the individually named jail employees responsible for the alleged unlawful conduct, and clearly links each Defendant to the alleged injury or injuries by "describing how each defendant was involved in, and caused, the alleged violation of his rights." Id. The Court also dismissed Plaintiffs municipal liability claims against Santa Rita with leave to amend if he can "in good faith assert facts which state constitutionally cognizable claims for relief against this municipal Defendant. . . ." Id. at 4.

Now pending before the Court is Plaintiffs amended complaint in which he states the following:

I have talked with Officer Freely in housing 6, and was told that Santa Rita Jail stop[p]ed the selling of bars of soap. He did not have a ... or rank of person(s) who was involved. I also was given a reason why, and the reason was because the soap was stop[p]ing up the drains. I talked to a worker at Trinity Corporations . . . who passed out commis[sa]ry on 11-21-14 and was told that Santa Rita Jail stop[ped] the selling of bar soap as well. A T. Schellenberg, Lt.[, ] said it was Trinity Corporations['] decision to stop selling bar soap. That's in my grievance.

Dkt. 8 at 3. Finally, under relief, Plaintiff simply states, "I would like for my case to continue please." Id.

As noted, in its November 18, 2014 Order dismissing the complaint with leave to amend, the Court explained to Plaintiff that he cannot proceed with his claim without naming individual Defendants and linking them to his allegations. Plaintiff has not done so. In fact, Plaintiff simply lists "Santa Rita Jail" in the caption of his amended complaint as the only named Defendant. Id. at 1. As explained above, if Plaintiff intends to name all jail employees at Santa Rita, such a claim has already been dismissed. In addition, Plaintiffs municipal liability claim against Santa Rita has been dismissed with leave to amend. However, in his amended complaint Plaintiff fails to assert facts which state constitutionally cognizable claims for relief against this municipal Defendant. While Plaintiff names two individual jail employees in the body of his complaint — Officer Freely and Lt. T. Schellenberg — Plaintiff fails to link them to his claims. For example, Plaintiff merely alleges that he spoke with Officer Freely about the soap bars being discontinued, but Officer Freely was unable to name those involved in the decision to discontinue the soap bars. Dkt. 8 at 3. In addition, Plaintiff states that Lt. Schellenberg informed him that "Trinity Corporations" made the "decision to stop selling bar soap." Id. Plaintiff adds in a conclusory fashion that he filed a "grievance." Id.

However, Plaintiff does elaborate as to what claims he included in this grievance. Nor does he explain whether his grievance was denied. Finally, Plaintiff does not (1) provide the Court with the names of the jail employees who resolved (or denied) his grievance, or (2) explain how his grievance relates to his claim involving the soap bars being discontinued. Without the aforementioned information, Plaintiffs allegations fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under § 1983.

Because Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, the amended complaint is DISMISSED with leave to amend, and Plaintiff is granted one final opportunity to amend his complaint to state cognizable claims for relief. Therefore, Plaintiff will be given leave to file a second ...

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